Club Eaton opened in 1946 during the times of segregation. The club was the first “Big-Time" nightclub for African Americans with entertainment by notable, successful African American entertainers, these entertainers included Duke Ellington, BB . . . — — Map (db m196480) HM
Many of the homesites in early Eatonville included a citrus grove. One of the largest was Dash's Citrus Grove. Bounded by Kennedy Boulevard, West, Clark, and Calhoun Streets, it occupied an entire square block The grove was part of the homestead of . . . — — Map (db m221683) HM
Eatonville Fire Dept
Organized Oct. 13, 1955
C.H.Crooms Mayor
M. Robinson Chief
H. T. Baker Asst. Chief
N. Vereeniging Sec.
A.Franklin Chap.
A. G. Green Lt
J. W. Baldwin Reporter
O.H. Majors
C. Boyer
J. Graham . . . — — Map (db m196602) HM
The Eatonville Gateway, mounted on 30-foot brick pedestals, arches over the west side of Kennedy Boulevard. The Gateway greets visitors to the town with a large, decorative clock and archway signage that speaks to the town’s rich history: "The town . . . — — Map (db m196458) HM
The first police station was built circa 1912 under Mayor John Hurston. Several buildings were built and continuously renovated. A holding section (jail) was housed within the police station until circa 1971.
The current police station is . . . — — Map (db m196530) HM
Town hall was originally located in Joe Clark’s store. As the town grew, town hall was relocated within various other buildings including the original police station.The first building to be constructed and specifically dedicated for usage as a town . . . — — Map (db m196424) HM
This water tower serves as a beacon to let all know that Eatonville, Florida was the first municipality within the United States to be incorporated by families of newly freed slaves.
Incorporated on August 18, 1887, "This is the Town that . . . — — Map (db m196618) HM
“The Nation’s Oldest Black Incorporated Municipality” established 1887
The community of Eatonville was established by and for African Americans whose dream it was to govern themselves.Between 1880 and 1930, hundreds of such communities were . . . — — Map (db m196791) HM
The Robert L. Hungerford Normal and Industrial School was founded in 1889 as the first school for African Americans in Central Florida. Modeled after, Tuskegee Institute, a school started by Booker T. Washington in Tuskegee, Alabama, the mission of . . . — — Map (db m196810) HM
Joe Clark’s store with "The Lying Porch” was located on Old Apopka Road (now Kennedy Boulevard). The store sold groceries and general merchandise. It also served as the town’s post office and town hall. This was a gathering place for town residents . . . — — Map (db m196442) HM
Kennedy Boulevard, originally known as Old Apopka Road, has always been the Town of Eatonville's "main street." It has functioned since at least 1846 as the primary traffic artery connecting Maitland and Winter Park in the northwest section of . . . — — Map (db m196729) HM
The concrete-block building that presently sits on the corner of Kennedy Boulevard and College Street was once the location of one of the "second-wave" business establishments within the Town. Beginning in the late 1930's, some businesses were . . . — — Map (db m196857) HM
Friends of Libraries USA
Library Landmarks Register
Matilda Mosley Home
Eatonville
site of the home of the childhood best friend of
Zora Neal Hurston
who, throughout her writings, celebrates the rich culture of Eatonville as . . . — — Map (db m196869) HM
Founded in 1882, Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church is the second oldest congregation in Eatonville. When the church began; its members assembled on alternate Sundays in the same structure used by the St. Lawrence African Methodist Episcopal . . . — — Map (db m196786) HM
Taylor Street is the eastern boundary of Eatonville and is the site of Jim and Matilda Clark Moseley's home. Matilda, or "Miss Tillie," as she was affectionately called, was the niece of Joseph Clark, Eatonville's founder and first mayor. Early . . . — — Map (db m52686) HM
The school was patterned after Tuskegee Institute, which was founded by Booker T. Washington the noted educator and scientist, (sic) George Washington Carver was a featured lecturer at Robert Hungerford Normal and Industrial School. — — Map (db m196587) HM
The history of the current St. Lawrence African Methodist Episcopal (A.M.E.) Church is represented by the present church structure as well as by the home located on Kennedy Boulevard, opposite the church sanctuary. Founded in 1881, the St. . . . — — Map (db m196780) HM
The St. Lawrence African Methodist Church was Founded in 1881. St. Lawrence Church is older than the historic town itself, and it is one of the oldest African American Church’s in the Central Florida area. It was named in honor of Lewis Lawrence of . . . — — Map (db m196645) HM
Across from this site (on People Street) once stood the eight-room, "one story and a jump" house in which the Hurston family lived. The Rev. John Hurston was the Town's third mayor and the second pastor of the Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church. . . . — — Map (db m196783) HM
The first church in historic Eatonville was St. Lawrence African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church. This church shared sanctuary usage with Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church
with alternating worship times. The church building later housed . . . — — Map (db m196728) HM
Eatonville is strategically located between two lakes, Lake Sybelia at the northeastern edge of the original Eatonville Town site and Lake Belle in the southeastern corner. The pathways between these two natural lakes were an early means of moving . . . — — Map (db m221703) HM
